New Board of Directors @ USHCC Foundation.

At its recent board meeting, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation Board of Directors elected its new officers and leadership including Massey Villarreal, Chair, Vincent Rangel, Vice-Chair, Eric Carson, Finance Committee Chair, and Peter Granillo, Secretary. Each will begin a one-year term in their respective roles at the culmination of the USHCC 25th Annual National Convention and Business Expo to be held September 15-18, 2004, in Austin, Texas.

“This is an important transition for the USHCC Foundation and I look forward to working with each new officer of the Foundation board. Together we will continue the mission of the USHCC Foundation, which is to provide educational and capacity development support to Latino youth and to the network of chamber members across the country,” said Frank Lopez, President of the USHCC Foundation. “I also want to commend the dedicated service of the previous board members, in particular, Liliam Lujan-Hickey who served as Chair of the USHCC Foundation and in many ways was the heart and soul of the board.”

Villarreal is CEO and president of Precision Task Group, Inc., (PTG), a Hispanic-owned and managed computer-consulting firm, providing data processing solutions to public and private sector firms. Villarreal has a long-standing history with the Hispanic chamber community. Villarreal has served as the immediate past-Chairman of the board of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the USHCC Board of Directors in 1999. He currently serves a three-year term on the USHCC Board of Directors. Villarreal also served as the Chairman of the Board of the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) of Austin, Texas. Villarreal was elected Chairman of the Board for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA). He was also appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as presiding officer (Chairman) of the governing board of the Texas Department of Economic Development (TxEd), with a term expiring at the pleasure of the Governor.

Vincent E. Rangel is the president and CEO of Rangel & Associates. Rangel is Past President of the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, where he is the Chairman Emeritus. Rangel has served as Director of Marketing for a national railway related firm and Vice-President of a manufacturing firm with a national clientele. He has been in insurance and financial services for 18 years with affiliations to top brokers in the Chicago area. He has a Series 7 designation and clients in Mexico and throughout Chicago to include the excess liability coverage for the City of Chicago and the Cook County. He is also a member of State Attorney Dick Devine’s Latino Advisory Board.

Eric Carson is president and CEO of Reflections Glass Company, a full service glass and glazing company servicing the Hawaiian Islands. Carson is also the founder and president of Big Island Glass, WrightBuy.Com and Diamon-Fusion Hawaii and serves on the board of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization. Carson has been recognized by the city and county of Honolulu for outstanding service to the Hispanic community and recently was appointed by the Governor to the Contractors License Board.

Peter Granillo is president and CEO of Brown and White, Inc., which he founded in 1981. Granillo has found success in construction through hard work, a commitment to strong principles and involvement in the community. Providing good role models and leadership for Hispanic youth are among Granillo’s top priorities.

The USHCC Foundation is committed to the purpose of giving Latino youth alternatives for life preparation and life-long learning by developing and implementing initiatives and educational campaigns to awaken and nurture the entrepreneurship spirit. The Foundation will leverage corporate and public support to ensure that Latino youth gain access and achieve success in the world of business. More information about the USHCC Foundation and the USHCC is available at http://www.ushccfoundation.org